茂名市地名的自然特征

The Nature Features of Placename in Maoming

自然环境对地名的形成有重要的影响,自然环境要素可以分为地形地貌、水体、生物、土壤、气候和其他自然特征.茂名市自然环境相关的地名中地形地名和水体地名数量最多,它们的空间分布受到茂名市地形的影响.茂名市生物地名可以分为与植物相关和与动物相关的地名;土壤地名可以分为与土壤颜色和土壤质地相关的地名,土壤颜色以红色系为主,土壤质地以砂质为主;气候地名主要与降水相关.其他自然特征地名主要为数量和颜色,多和地形、水体等自然要素或人文要素结合起来,起修饰的作用.

Natural environment has an important impact on the formation of place names. The natural envi- ronment elements can be divided into terrain, water, biological, soil, climate and other natural features. Terrain place names and water place names are the largest number in the place names in Maoming city that related to nat- ural environment, and their spatial distribution is affected by the terrain of Maoming city. Biological place names in Maoming city can be divided into plant related and animal related; soil place names can be divided into the soil color and soil texture, soil color is mainly red series and soil texture is given priority to sandy soil; climate place names are mainly related to precipitation. Other natural features place names are mainly about the number and the color, they often combine other natural elements such as terrain and water or human factors together, act as modifier.